- Take two young ducks, wash and dry out thoroughly. 
- Rub outside with salt and pepper—lay in roasting pan, breast down. 
- Cut in half one good sized onion and an apple cut in half (not peeled). Lay around the ducks and put in about one and one-half pints hot water. 
- Cover with lid of roasting pan and cook in a medium hot oven. 
- In an hour turn ducks on back and add a teaspoon of tart jelly. Leave lid off and baste frequently. 
- In another hour the ducks are ready to serve. Pour off fat in pan. Make thickening for gravy (not removing the onion or apple). 
- For the filling, take stale loaf of bread, cut off crust and rub the bread into crumbs, dissolve a little butter (about one tablespoon), add that to the crumbs. Salt and pepper to taste and as much parsley as is desired. Mix and stuff the ducks.